[The Lewis antigen system as a marker of IHD risk].

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[The Lewis antigen system as a marker of IHD risk].

Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 1997

Zhiburt B B, Chepel' A I, Serebrianaia N B, Mineeva N V, Ignatovich G P, Shcherbak Iu A, Ulanov N E

Abstract excerpt

Prevalence of Lewis antigens and phenotypes has been investigated in 60 healthy donors and 74 patients with ischemic heart disease. It was found that phenotype Le(a-b-) marks high risk and phenotype Le(a-b+) is a resistance marker for development of ischemic heart disease. It would be valid to el...

Topics

Adult
Biomarkers
Blood Donors
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Humans
Lewis Blood Group Antigens
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Russia
Urban Population

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